Family Cemeteries and Burial Lots

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Any interest or estate in a family cemetery, not in excess of one (1) acre, or in a burial lot in a cemetery, or a space in a mausoleum, or a certificate of ownership thereof, is exempt from levy of execution or attachment except as in case of homestead.

Code 1932, § 7735; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 26-306.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 13 Tenn. Juris., Exemptions From Execution and Attachment, § 6.

Law Reviews.

A Review of Tennessee Exemptions in Light of the Bankruptcy Code (Jennie D. Latta), 28 No. 5 Tenn. B.J. 35 (1992).

Exempt Property in Tennessee Under the Bankruptcy Code (Thomas E. Ray), 18 No. 2 Tenn. B.J. 7 (1982).


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